How to Turn English Into Good French French Composition

Alfred G Havet

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ... crust into his wallet, and this should have been thy portion, said he, hadst thou been alive to have shared it with me. I thought, by the accent, it had been 1 an apostrophe (f.) to his child but twas to his ass, and to the very ass (which) we had seen dead in the road. The man seemed to lament it much and it instantly brought into my mind2 Sanchos lamentations for his (120.) but he did it3 with more touches of nature 4. The mourner5 was sitting (755.) upon a stone bench at the door, with the asss pannel and its bridle on one side, which he took up from time to time, and 6 laid them down, looked at them, and shook his head. He then 7 (305.) took his crust of bread out of his wallet again, as if to eat it, held it for some time in his hand, and then laid it upon the bit of his asss bridle, looked wistfully at the little arrangement (m.) (which) he had made, and then gave a sigh. The simplicity of his grief drew numbers about 8 him, and La Fleur amongst the rest9, whilst (826.) the horses were getting ready as I continuedio sitting (755.) in the post-chaise, I could see and hear over their heads. (II.) He said he had come last 1 from Spain, where he had been from the furthest borders2 of Franconia (407.) and had got so far on his return home3, when his ass 4 de lui accorder. s ains. 6 etant atteint. 7 privd. s daller. 9 a Saint-Jacques. 10 got thus far, en fut la de. n Placez le compliment direct le premier (677.). a2 compagnon. (III.) l Tous les assistants. 2 the loss of him, sa perte. 3 la-desSus (ou a ce propos). 4 malheur (m.). 5 tout ce temps. died. Every one seemed desirous to know what business could have taken so old and poor a man so far a journey from his own home. It had pleased Heaven, he said, to bless4 him wit...